Race-track.



P. EVERBT'I'.

RACE TRACK.

i APPLICATION FILED MAY a, 1912. 11,052,807e Patented Feb.11,1913.

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wmmmg I I To all whom t may concern y like.

'Ua rr BERCY nvnnn'rr, or SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

RACE-TRACK.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten Feb. 11,1913.

Application ledmay 8, 1912. Serial No. 695,974.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein the artificial animal used is caused to disappear beneath the track at a predetermined time so as being torn to pieces by the dogs.

A Fig. l is a similar section on detail vertical section supports 'broken away.

Further' objects of this invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan view with parts Fig. '2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. ythe line 4-4 of Fig. .1. Fig. 5 is a showing the supporting stem, in operative position in full lines and in inoperative position-in dotted lines. Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents an annular casing which is preferably substantially V-shaped in cross section with its side members coming closely the top .to produce a adjacent each other at embedded in the slot 2. This casing is Vground with theupper endsl of the sides flush with the surface thereof and carries upon its base within the casing and in vertical 'alinement with the slot, suitable bearing 3 in which are journaled grooved idlers 4. Also secured to the"base are mou-nting-plates 5 having bearing ears 6 secured thereto in'which arejournaled the pulleys 7. Passing around over the pulleys 4f and 7 is a cable 8 which also passes over a ley 9A driven through a belted connection 10 with a .suitable drum 11 preferably rot-ated by a motor,.not shown. Suitable idlers 1Q hold the cable in engagement with the power` wheel, as shown in Fig. 1. The track may be to prevent the same froml power pnltrack,

treated in any suitable manner and preferably a grand stand is arranged along side the track, as indicated .atl 14, the track vshown vas the representation A0f arabbit.

The two j parts of the stem 16 and 17 l are hinged togethenas shown at 19, and are held in upright position by meansof the spring catch 20 carried bythe part 16 and engaged with a lug 21 on the part 17. Y

At a certain predetermined point in the a well casing isconnected to the casing 1 and is indicatedat 22. Hinged to this casing are separate doors 23 which are operated in any suitable manner and bridging the slot 2 adjacen-t the well'opening is a'bolt 24 which, when engagedbyl the vupper portion of the stem, will break the same, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, and cause the rabbit or other animal to be projected into the well casing, as will be readily understood. Many ways may be devised for opening and closing the doors. None have been shown herein as this forms no part of the invention. v

In the` operation of the device, the imitation animal is set upon the stem with the -same in upright-position, the motorvstarted,

and the vdogs turned loose from a suitable starting point. When the imitation animal openedv preferably by a suitable lever mechanism, and when `the same strikes the bolt,

the animal is caused to disappear into the .well casing 22, as will be readilyunderstood,

without stopping the operationof the cable.

The casing is in effect a tunnel beneath the ground in which the imitation animal is adapted to travel after the section 17 has'A been depressed through the doors by coming into contact with the bolt. l

What is claimed is 1. ln a device of the class described, an underground'endless cable, means for `driving the cable, -a support-ing member traveling with the cable and projecting above the ground, and means to lower the supporting member below the surface of the ground.

2. ln a -race track, an underground endless cable, means. for driving the cable, a two-part supporting member carried by and traveling with.y the cable, said supporting member projecting above the ground, andl 'reaches a predetermined point, the doors are 2 means to lower the upper portion of the supportingl member below the surface of the ground. t p

3.- 'In a race track, an endless underground cable,l means for driving the cable, a twopart supporting member carried by the cable,

and proj ect-ing above the ground, a hinge forv connecting the parts of the supporting member, means for holding the parts of the supporting member in alinement with the upper portion projected above the ground, and an abutment lying in the path ofthe upper portion.

4;. In a device of the class described, an underground endless cable, means for drivlng the same, a two-part supporting mem` Vand the cable and passing through the-slot, and

'an abutment arranged-across the Aslot for lowering the supporting" member into the tunnel.

6. In combination, an annular tunnel having a slot, an endless cable mounted therein,

supporting 'member connectedto "the cable having a part projecting through the slot, a hinge for connecting the parts ofthe supporting membervtogether, a spring cap for holding the parts of the supporting member in alinement, and an abutment arranged across the slot and adapted to engage the upper portion of the supporting mem; ber for breaking the spring catch for lowering the upper part of the supporting member into thetunnel. I

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

PERCY EVERETT.

i Witnesses v A. F. WALSH,

'H. A.-LOEFFLER.

means to drive the cable, and a two-part 

